Unit3 CH 2: Continued Expansion, Conflict, & Compromise (Part 1)

Unit 3 Chapter 2: Continued Expansion, Conflict and Compromise

(Part 1)

Open Ended

Look at the painting of American Progress then list and explain 3 things you observed.

(See the image on pages 16 and 17)

Open Ended

How many Americans worked as farmers in the 1820s?

(See page 16)

Multiple Choice

What ideology suggested that Americans were destined to expand across North America?

• Isolationism

• Manifest Destiny

• Federalism

• Social Darwinism

Open Ended

By the 1820s, why did many Americans want the country’s boundaries to expand westward?

(Hint--Provide 3 or more sentences that explain why Americans wanted to grow or expand the American boarder.)

(See page 16)

Open Ended

What two things did the American people hope to accomplish by expanding its boundaries?

(Hint--One sentence)

(See page 16)

Multiple Choice

The belief that the United States had a duty to expand westward from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and even beyond was called

• The Homestead Act

• Manifest Destiny

• The Gold Rush of 1849

• Isolationism

Multiple Choice

Part A--Based on your observations and the information that you read on pages 16 & 17, what does the image represent?

• the Mormon migration

• the Monroe Doctrine

• the Trail of Tears

• Manifest Destiny

Multiple Choice

Part B--Based on your observations and the information that you read on pages 16 & 17, Which piece of evidence best supports the answer to Part A?

(Hint--Revisit the Notes and observations that you wrote on pages 16 and 17)

• the Native Americans fleeing

• the angelic figure headed west

• the new forms of transport technology shown

• the heavy clouds and mountains in the background

Multiple Choice

Which groups were largely excluded from the vision of freedom and progress associated with Manifest Destiny?

(See Page 17)

• European immigrants

• Native Americans, African Americans, and women

• Farmers and laborers

• Politicians and businessmen

Open Ended

Which foreign countries stood in the way of Americans’ pursuit of Manifest Destiny?

(See Page 17)

Multiple Choice

What was the main goal of "Manifest Destiny" in the 1840s?

(Pages 16-17

• To convince Canada to become part of the United States

• To expand United States territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• To acquire other countries (land) in Europe

Multiple Choice

When did Mexico gain independence from Spain?

• 1804

• 1810

• 1821

• 1836

Open Ended

What did Mexico take over after it won its independence from Spain?

(See Page 17)

Open Ended

EVALUATE—Why did Mexico encourage Americans to settle in Texas?

(See Page 17)

Open Ended

EVALUATE—What conditions did Mexico place on American settlers moving to Texas?

(Page 18)

Open Ended

EVALUATE—Why did Mexico’s policy toward Texas settlement turn out to be a mistake?

(Hint--Find 3 reasons Mexico realized they made a mistake when they allowed Americans to move to Texas)

(Page 18)

Open Ended

Compare the number of Americans living in Texas to the number of Spanish speaking residents.

(Page 18)

Open Ended

EVALUATE—Why did fighting break out with Mexican soldiers in a number of Texas

settlements?

(Hint--Use 3 to 4 sentences to explain your answer)

(Page 19)

Open Ended

What is the Alamo? Where is it located?

(Pages 19)

Open Ended

Summarize--What happened at the Alamo?

(Pages 19 and 20)

Open Ended

EVALUATE—What disadvantage did General Sam Houston face at the Battle of San Jacinto? How did he overcome that disadvantage?

(Page 20)

Open Ended

In which year did Texas become an independent nation? In which year did it

become a U.S. state?

(Page 20)

Multiple Choice

This image is mostly associated with___.

(Pages 19-20)

• Texas independence

• Mexican independence

• the Gadsden Purchase

• the settlement of Oregon